NBC Enjoys Super Ratings Night

NEW YORK NBC, of course, stood well above the Sunday competition, with Arizona versus Pittsburgh on Super Bowl XLIII at a very approximate 89.15 million viewers and a 33.3 rating/66 share among adults 18-49 for the prime-time portion of the game, based on the fast affiliate rating results according to Nielsen Media Research data.

But since the 6-7 p.m. hour is not factored in, these tallies are expected to rise into the low-to-mid 90-million viewer range. Keep in mind that results for any live sporting evening are always approximate when using the fast affiliates.

One year earlier on Fox, the New York Giants versus New England averaged 97.45 million viewers and a 37.5/73 among adults 18-49, based on the final nationals.

Leading out of The Super Bowl was NBC's The Office, which scored an estimated 29.69 million viewers and a 13.3/33 among adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour. But since part of the postgame was factored in, these results will decline (and potentially dramatically) once the final nationals are available.

NEW YORK NBC, of course, stood well above the Sunday competition, with Arizona versus Pittsburgh on Super Bowl XLIII at a very approximate 89.15 million viewers and a 33.3 rating/66 share among adults 18-49 for the prime-time portion of the game, based on the fast affiliate rating results according to Nielsen Media Research data.

But since the 6-7 p.m. hour is not factored in, these tallies are expected to rise into the low-to-mid 90-million viewer range. Keep in mind that results for any live sporting evening are always approximate when using the fast affiliates.

One year earlier on Fox, the New York Giants versus New England averaged 97.45 million viewers and a 37.5/73 among adults 18-49, based on the final nationals.

Leading out of The Super Bowl was NBC's The Office, which scored an estimated 29.69 million viewers and a 13.3/33 among adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour. But since part of the postgame was factored in, these results will decline (and potentially dramatically) once the final nationals are available.